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semiautomatic vs semiautomatic firearm

semiautomatic firearm vs semiautomatic

semiautomatic and semiautomatic firearm both are nouns.

semiautomatic is an adjective but semiautomatic firearm is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
semiautomatic Yes Yes No No
semiautomatic firearm Yes No No No
As nouns, semiautomatic firearm is a hypernym of semiautomatic; that is, semiautomatic firearm is a word with a broader meaning than semiautomatic:
  • semiautomatic: a pistol that is a semiautomatic firearm capable of loading and firing continuously
  • semiautomatic firearm: an autoloader that fires only one shot at each pull of the trigger
Other hypernyms of semiautomatic include handgun, pistol, shooting iron, side arm.
semiautomatic (noun) semiautomatic firearm (noun)
a pistol that is a semiautomatic firearm capable of loading and firing continuously an autoloader that fires only one shot at each pull of the trigger
semiautomatic (adjective) semiautomatic firearm (adjective)
(of firearms) capable of automatic loading and firing continuously
partially automatic
Difference between semiautomatic and semiautomatic firearm

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